A aidank Member Messages 176 Apr 29, 2012 #1 hi all, often thought of buying a plasma but was wondering something can you use a plasma to heat steel, same as a gas torch? or has no one developed an attachment for the plasma that allows it to be used for heating as well as cutting?
hi all, often thought of buying a plasma but was wondering something can you use a plasma to heat steel, same as a gas torch? or has no one developed an attachment for the plasma that allows it to be used for heating as well as cutting?
S s410man trainee dogsbody Messages 1,340 Apr 29, 2012 #2 dont think you can as as son as it touuches the steel it starts cutting whereas with oxy you can choose how much oxygen you want
dont think you can as as son as it touuches the steel it starts cutting whereas with oxy you can choose how much oxygen you want
gordon stephenson Member Messages 7,447 Location Skelton in Cleveland U.K. Apr 29, 2012 #3 Never tried myself, but some folks have posted saying the have used a tig torch for localised heating!!
Never tried myself, but some folks have posted saying the have used a tig torch for localised heating!!
D dunsdale Member Messages 51 Feb 10, 2013 #5 If you want to heat without flame I would go for a induction heater, much safer than a naked flame. Sorry kinda old thread, I was looking for threads on the Eastwood plasma cutter
If you want to heat without flame I would go for a induction heater, much safer than a naked flame. Sorry kinda old thread, I was looking for threads on the Eastwood plasma cutter